St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board Of Trade the
Local Grain Market was
Fairly Active.
Dealings in Provisions Also Partoox
of the General Spasmo6ic
Boom.
Transactions in the Financial Circles OF
Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

CHICAGO. Nov. 3.-The local grain and pro-
vision markets were fairly active to day. me
onening was quiet. December wheat started
1sc lower, at 72SQ73c, but gained great
strength before the first hour OF the session
had exnired and advanced to T314c- ms
strength probably came as much from gen
eral indisposition to sell as from any news
that was positively bullish IN lts nature
few large operators were talking pulllsn anu
were buying a little wheat on any 1lacuonai
decline Support of this description put the
December option up 10 12l2c by noon. me me
tone during the latter part OF the session was
somewhat easier, and the advance was al
lost, December reacting TO I2fsGfoc, anu
closing at 73c. Corn, like wheat, TOOK a
double action to-day, and after selling up
from I@ssc, dropped off about l2e r, ana
closed a shade lower than yesterday. lneIe
was a fair demand for casn corn,
and prices for futures went Slowly
M from the start until noon, when the
reation in both wheat and corn occurred.
MAY sold from 45045lsc up to 4oSsg 4olec,
and down to 43Isc 10 close. OatS were
steady and rather firm. The speculatlNe
trade was moderate, and cash business yer!
good. Prices were without much variation
from Yesterdays quotations. PROVISIONS eA-
hibited fair activity, but the volume OF Duslc
ness was not especially large. RecelptS OF
hogs were large and prices lower. rms hau
depressing effect ON the holoers ol HOG p 70
ducts. and the market was easy for snort
time after the opening. Buyers TOOK holu oi
pork freely. and January soon advanced
from SD. 1913 to $3.50. Toward tne cloSe
the demand fell off and reaction OF lOc
was recorded. but last sales showed gam OF
sc, January closing at Sl2.52l2. Lard ad-
vanced 2I2@5c, with moderate Iradlng.
Offerings however, were limited. January
sold at ST. 22Ia@637I2. Short ribs were
traded in to a fair extent at So = I2Qo.oo Ior
January, closing at S6.3O@6.32l2.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, November, 71s4c, closing al
717sc; December. 1850 closing at 73c: Jan
nary, 73ssc, closing at 73ssc; May, Ie9se'
closing at 7S7sc. Corn-No. 2, November,
4lssc, closing at 41Ac; December, 41l4c,
closing at AZ; January, 4lAc, closing al
4IAc; May. 45c, closing at 45lsc. Oats-No.
2. November, 25ssc, closing at 25Ssc; Decem-
Der. closed at 255se; May, 29l2e,, clos
uary, ST.. 42I2, closing at S12.52l2; February,
S12.56, closing at S12.65; May; Sl3, clos
ing at S13.O2l2c. Lard, per 100 lbs, Novem-
Der, $3.50, closing at S6.32l2; December,
closing at $3.50; May, s6;6212, clos los
s6,25; January, S6.27la, closing at
Sc. 80; February, S6.4O, closing at $40.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
prices are steady and without special change
buckw heat flour So. 10; No. 2 spring wheat.
714@7Isc: No. spring wheat 65c; No.
2 red, 72s4c. Corn-No. 2. 414c. Oats
2. soc. Flax Seed-No. l, S1.13@1 Il.
Timothy moth SeedNPr:me, 50 21@2 %. Mess
pork. per Dbl. S12.75@13. Lard, per loo
TBS, $685.. Short rib SIDES Qoosel, 500
Dry sailed shoulders Cboxedl, S5@5. 20
Short clear sides Cboxed), S7.7007 rs.
whisky, distillers' finished goods. pei
gal, S11O. Sugars, cut loaf; aA@7$sc
granulated, &c; standard a. Csc. Re
ceipts-Flour, 10000 bbls; wheat "a, 0OO
bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu'
ments-Flour, 1900 bbls: wheat, $4,000
Blu: corn, $4,000 bu; oats, ia, 900 bu; rye
5000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu: On the pro
duce exchange to-day the butter market
creamery and I9@24c for dairy. Eggs, Ia:
a ISIac